Clothing pattern reproducer



Feb. 23, 1965 H. R. L EvlN CLOTHING PATTERN REPRonucER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed July 19, 1962 n .iva

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Filed July 19, 1962, Ser.N0. 210,928 2 Claims. (Cl. 101-131) Thisinvention relates to a pattern reproducer of a type adapted for use inthe garment industry wherein an elongated sheet carrying a masterpattern is treated to transfer .the pattern impressions therefrom to animpression receiving sheet, which latter comprises -the `actual patternmaterial from which the material for a garment is cut. 'One of theobjects of the invention is to provide means whereby the copy paper ismoistened with a solvent and then brought into contact with the masterpattern sheet, the moisture in the copy paper causing -at least aportion of the ink delineating the master pattern to be at leastpartially dissolvedand transferred Vto the copy paper, the two sheetsbeing conveyed to 4a heater ordryer and the sheets then individuallyrewound upon suitable rewind mechanism.

Another object is to provide means for efliciently and effectivelyfeeding the two sheets through the apparatus and past the heater ordryer including simple and effective drive means therefor. y

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means forsupplying a liquid solvent and for distributing the solvent over thecopy ,paper to meisten the same before it is brought into contact withthe master pattern,

A further object is to provide an improved heating device.

Another object is to provide simple and eflicient means for unwindingand rewinding the two sheets.

Still a further object is to provide improved' means for mounting themoistening, pressure and guide rollers.

The aboveV `and. other objects will more fully appear from the followingdescription in connection with the accompanying drawings:

FIG. l is a side elevational view of anV embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale takenapproximately on line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on line 4 4 ofFIG. 3; and l FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken onapproximately line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

The device includes a frame 6 having a pair of forward end uprights Sand a pair of rear end uprights 10. The pairs of uprights areV joined byhorizontal longitudinal frame members 12 and 14. Extending between thelongitudinal or side members 12 and 14 is a bed 16 preferably of flatsheet material upon which is a feltcover 18. The bed 16 extends from theforward or left portion of the frame as viewed in FIGS. 2 and 3 to aheater lamp housing 20 having a glass top plate 22 which is in the samehorizontal plane with and forms an extension of the bed plate 16. Withinthe housing 20 is a tube 24 of an infra-red or other suitable heat lampenergized by a source of electricity, not shown. The housing 20 and heatlamp tube 24 are shown in FIG. 2 to describe a tortuous path and providespaced transverse heating areas which extend a substantial distancelengthwise ofthe frame 6.

Mounted between the `forward end members 8 of the frame 6 is a lowerroller 26 adapted to rotatably support ati/aast Patented Feb. 23, 1965 ice lowing the moistening roller 38 or to the right thereof, as

viewed in FIGS. 2 and 3, in a series of pressureyrollers 40, 42, 44 and46. VThe moistening roller 38 and the pressure rollers 40-46 are placedin close proximity to the upper surface of the felt cover 18 on theupperside of the'bed plate 16.

The master pattern sheet 34 is` fed from its lroller 32 above a diagonalguide plate `48 carried -by the frame 6 so that said master patternsheet will feed beneath the roller 4i) to the rightof or followingthemoistening roller 38, the master pattern sheetV 34 and the copy sheet 28being brought together between saidroller 40 and the bed plate 16 withits felt coversll. The copy paper is first moistened by the moisteningroller 3S and then brought into contact with the master pattern sheet 34and pressed beneath rollers 4l) through 46 tov cause the moistened copysheet 38 to pick up the pattern impression from the master patternsheet, after which the two sheets are passed vover the heater or dryer20, `after which the two sheets Y are separated and rewound. When thetwo sheets leave the heater or dryer 2l), they pass between guiderollers 50 and 52Vwhich preferably come together on an extension of theplane of the upper side of the dryer 20 to keep the two sheets flat onthe dyer. After passing through the guide rollers Sil and 52, the masterpattern sheet 34, as shown in FIG. l, passes upwardly and is rewoundinto a roller 54 on a rewind roller 56 mounted in notches 58 in theright frame end members 10. The copy sheet 28 passes over the guideroller 52 and thence downwardly v and is rewound on a rewind roller 6d.

Mounted beneath the sideimembers 12 and 14 of the frame 6 is a sling 62which supports an electric motor 64. The motor shaft 66 carries asprocket 68. Chain 70 leads from the sprocket 68 to a sprocket 72 on thepressure roller 46. This roller has a second sprocket which lies behindthe sprocket 72 as viewed in FIG. l, the second sprocket not beingshown, since it is beneath a chain '74 which runs over sprockets 76, 78,80 and 82 respectively on pressure rollers 44, 42 and 4l) and themoistening roller 38. The motor 64 rotates in a counter-clockwise Vacross shaft 90 which is mounted between the right a roll comprising anelongatedsheet 28 of copy paper.

The roll 26 is removably received in suitable notches formed in theforward upright frame members 8.

Above the roller 26 is a roller 32 which carries a rolled Vsheet 34 ofpaper carrying the master pattern to be reproduced, said master patternhaving a soluble ink or frame uprights or end members 10. The shaftcarries a second sprocket 92 about which is a chain 94 driving asprocket 96 on the upper rewind roller 56.

VAnother sprocket 98 on the shaft 90 drives a chain 100 which leadsdownwardly to drive a sprocket 102 on the lower rewind roller 6i). Thesedrive connections rotate the lower rewind rollers 56 and 60 in acounterclockwise direction as shown.

Rollers 38, 4t), 42 44 and 46 and the copy sheet leading guide roller 36are all mounted in gerenally the same manner, that is, between a channeliron 104 on each of the horizontal side frame members 12 and 14 and asuperimposed angle iron 106, these two elements being separablyconnected by suitable bolts 108. Each of the members 104 and 106 isprovided'with a complementary semi-circular aperture to accommodate theends or hubs of the various rollers. To keep each of the rollers 36-46in its proper axial position, each roller is provided with a collar 114,the collar shown in FlG. 4 being typical. The collar in each instanceextends snr/deesa through slot 112 in the channel iron 104 and its lowerportion lies in a recess 114 in the horizontal frame side member 14.

FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the structue of the meistening roller 38. It`includes an inner cylinder 116 having apertures 118 and lying within anouter cylinder 120 having apertures 122. The outer cylinder 12@frictionally engages the inner cylinder 116 but may be rotated relativethereto by grasping it and turning it, the inner cylinder being heldthrough its chain connection with the motor 64 in order to maintain thetwo cylinders in .their desired relative positions the inner wall of theouter cylinder 124D is provided with dimples 124 which are adapted toreleasably accommodate rounded projections 126 on the outer wall of theinner cylinder 116. Also, that portion of the inner cylinder definingeach of the apertures 118 is provided with a rounded projection to seatwithin its respective aperture 122 in the outer cylinder 126. The outercylinder 129 can be rotated from the position shown in FIG. 5 to aposition where the apertures 122 thereof receive the projections 126 ofthe inner cylinder 116, thereby cutting oil flow communication throughtheV inner cylinder and outer cylinder, but when in the position of FIG.5, the two cylinders are held to provide free iiow from the interior ofthe inner cylinder to the exterior of the outer cylinder.

The right end of the moistening roller 38, as viewed in FIG. 4, isprovided with a sleeve 128 which constitutes a hollow hub for saidroller. The projecting end of said hub 128 is externally threaded toreceive a collar 138 in which is an inwardly projecting O-ring 132.

Removably extending into the collar 130 is a spout 134 of a container136 adapted to hold a supply of pattern ink solvent. The container spoutis provided with an external annular groove 138, and when it is insertedin the collar 139, the O-ring 132 will seat in the groove 138 toremovably hold the spout in the collar. A suitable bracket 140 providesa support for the cont-ainer 136 in conjunction with the detachableconnection with the 0-ring 132.

Liquid flowing from the contained 136 through the hollow hub 128 to theinterior of the inner cylinder 116 will dow through the apertures 118and through the registered apertures 122 of the outer cylinder andmoisten a felt covering 142 which lies about thel outer cylinder. yThisfelt covering will cause the solvent to spread over the area o the outerroller and the felt covering 142 and thereby uniformly meisten the copysheet 28 as it passes beneath the moistening roller 38.

The rst pressure roller 4t) is `spaced a sufficient distance from themoistening roller 38 to create a time interval in the travel of the copysheet 28 of sucient duration to meisten the copy sheet 28 to the degreethat it can begin to pick up ink on the master pattern sheet 34 whichdelineates the particular pattern piece. This pickup or transfer isfurther assisted by the succeeding pressure rollers 42, 44 and 46.

After leaving the pressure rollers the two sheets are carried across theheater or dryer housing 20 and lamp 24, the extend of said housing andlamp longitudinally of the frame 6 being sufficient to substantially drythe ink which denes the patterns. Having been heated, the ink or othertransfer substance remaining on the master pattern sheet .34 and thatwhich has been transferred to the copy sheet 28, will have dried by thetime each of the said sheets is wound upon its respective rewind roller56 and 60,

Inasmuch as it does not matter which end of the master pattern sheet 34is rst introduced into the apparatus, the roll '54 of rewind mastersheet material can be removed from the right end frame members 10 to theleft end frame members 8 ready for reintroduction and reuse, since theink or other transfer substance is applied to the master pattern sheetin suiiicient quantity to permit the rerunning of several copy papersheets with the resultant multiplication of the reproduction from thesingle master pattern.

It will of course be understood that various changes can be made in theform, details, arrangement and proportions of the various parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. In a clothing pattern reproducer, a frame comprising a front uprightunit and a rear upright unit, side frame members extendinglongitudinally between said front and rear upright units, a ilat bedsupported bebetween said side frame members at the front portion of saidframe, a plurality of rollers extending betweenA and rotably supportedby said side frame members, a heater assembly extending .between andsupported by said side frame members rearwardly of said flat bed andhaving a smooth flat top surface on a horizontal plane substantiallycoincident with the upper surface of said at bed, said front uprightunit extending above said ilat bed and having a copy sheet and a masterpattern sheet feed roll' supported thereon, the rear upright unit havinga copy sheet and a master pattern sheet feed roll supported thereon,said plurality of rollers extending transversely of said bed with theirlower portions on a common plane and contacting said bed to producepressure on superimposed portions of said copy sheet and master patternsheet between said rollers and the bed, said rollers including aforwardly disposed sheet moistening roller and a following set ofpressure rollers located between the front and rear of the bed, andmeans for driving said moistening pressure rollers and said rewindrolls.

2. In a clothing pattern reproducer, a frame, a at bed on said frame, aset of rollers on said frame immediately above the upper surface of Saidhat bed, there being a leading moistening roller and at least onefollowing pressure roller in said set, a heating device incorporatedwith said bed beyond said set of rollers, said heating device having aat sheet traversing surface, means for introducing a sheet ofimpression-receiving material onto the bed ahead of the moisteningroller and between it arid said bed to moisten said impression-receivingsheet, means for introducing a master pattern sheet having solublepattern markings be-r tween said moistening roller and said followingpressure roller and between said following pressure roller and said bedon the upper side of said sheet of impressionreceiving material, meansfor supplying a moistening `solvent to said moistening roller, and saidpair of sheet guides being in close proximity to each other to hold thetwo sheets together, the sheet guides being located respectively aboveand below the plane of said at sheet traversing surface.

References Cited bythe Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 324,864 8/85McCorkindale l0 l--367 X 637,565 1l/99 Hett 29--131 774,081 11/04Kendall 10h-131 1,224,634 5/ 17 Gottschalk.

2,340,819 2/44 Mills lOl-132.5 2,692,553 10/54 Metzner lOl-131 2,903,9639/59 Harris et al. lOl- 132.5 2,986,996 6/61 Ryan lOl-149.1

FOREIGN PATENTS 476,679 12/52 Italy.

EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner.

WILLIAM B. PENN, Examiner.

1. IN A CLOTHING PATTERN REPRODUCER, A FRAME COMPRISING A FRONT UPRIGHTUNIT AND A REAR UPRIGHT UNIT, SIDE FRAME MEMBERS EXTENDINGLONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR UPRIGHT UNITS, A FLAT BEDSUPPORTED BETWEEN SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AT THE FRONT PORTION OF SAIDFRAME, A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND ROTABLY SUPPORTED BYSAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, A HEATER ASSEMBLY EXTENDING BETWEEN ANDSUPPORTED BY SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS REARWARDLY OF SAID FLAT BED ANDHAVING A SMOOTH FLAT TOP SURFACE ON A HORIZONTAL PLANE SUBSTANTIALLYCOINCIDENT WITH THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID FLAT BED, SAID FRONT UPRIGHTUNIT EXTENDING ABOVE SAID FLAT BED AND HAVING A COPY SHEET AND A MASTERPATTERN SHEET FEED ROLL SUPPORTED THEREON, THE REAR UPRIGHT UNIT HAVINGA COPY SHEET AND A MASTER PATTERN SHEET FEED ROLL SUPPORTED THEREON,SAID PLURALITY OF ROLLERS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BED WITH THEIRLOWER PORTIONS ON A COMMON PLANE AND CONTACTING SAID BED TO PRODUCEPRESSURE ON SUPERIMPOSED PORTIONS OF SAID COPY SHEET AND MASTER PATTERNSHEET BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS AND THE BED, SAID ROLLERS INCLUDING AFORWARDLY DISPOSED SHEET MOISTENGING ROLLER AND A FOLLOWING SET OFPRESSURE ROLLERS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE BED, ANDMEANS FOR DRIVING SAID MOISTENING PRESSURE ROLLERS AND SAID REWINDROLLS.